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CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
Questions
Agriculture : Is the process of growing crops. Plough : A tool used to loosen soil.
Granaries : Large sized godown to store grains Crop : Same kinds of plants grown on large
filled gunny bags. scale to meet food requirements.
Rabi : Are crops grown during winters. Weed : Unwanted plant growing along with crop.
Kharif : Are crops grown during summers. Drill : A tool used to sow seeds at proper depth and
distance.
1. Choose the correct answer
1.1 A step in the process of cultivation that results in the loss of fertility is:
(a) Crop rotation (b) excessive use of fertilizers
(c) Shifting cultivation (d) all of these
1.2 Which of the following is not the rabi crop?
(a) wheat (b) rice
(c) pea (d) soyabean
1.3 Removing chaff from the grain is:
(a) threshing (b) weeding
(c) harvesting (d) winnowing
2. Fill in the blanks;
(a) Preparation of soil involves………………… and ………………… .
(b) The process of putting seeds into the soil is called………………… .
(c) Allowing a field to remain free of crops for one or more seasons is called field ……………… it
allows the field to regain ………………… .
(d) A special type of bacteria named ……………… helps to fix the atmospheric nitrogen.
(e) A ……………… is used for both harvesting and threshing.
3. Draw a flowchart of the steps involved in the process of agriculture:
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4. Write the names of two commonly used fertilizers.
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5. Explain briefly the two modern methods of irrigation which help us to use water economically.
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6. What is transplantation? What are its advantages?
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7. Why should grains be dried in sun before storage?
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8. What are weeds? Give two examples?
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9. How are good animal husbandry practices beneficial to the farmer?
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10. Some seeds are given to you to grow. What factors will you keep in mind before sowing?
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11. Do you think retaining stubs in the fields help the soil?If so,how?
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12. Identify the diagrams given below:
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13. Why should we rotate the type of crops we grow on a piece of land, year after year? What is the goal of
Sustainable Agriculture? (SD Goal 2)
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14. Why should we wash fruits and vegetables well, before consumption? What is bio magnification explain
with a diagram?
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CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
Solutions
Agriculture : Is the process of growing crops. Plough : A tool used to loosen soil.
Granaries : Large sized godown to store grains Crop : Same kinds of plants grown on large
filled gunny bags. scale to meet food requirements.
Rabi : Are crops grown during winters. Weed : Unwanted plant growing along with
crop.
Kharif : Are crops grown during
summers. Drill : A tool used to sow seeds at proper depth
and distance.
1. Choose the correct answer
1.1 A step in the process of cultivation that results in the loss of fertility is:
(a) Crop rotation (b) excessive use of fertilizers
(c) Shifting cultivation (d) all of these
1.2 Which of the following is not the rabi crop?
(a) wheat (b) rice
(c) pea (d) soyabean
1.3 Removing chaff from the grain is:
(a) threshing (b) weeding
(c) harvesting (d) winnowing
2. Fill in the blanks;
(a) Preparation of soil involves…ploughing……………… and ……levelling…………… .
(b) The process of putting seeds into the soil is called……sowing…………… .
(c) Allowing a field to remain free of crops for one or more seasons is called field
…fallow…………… it allows the field to regain …nutrients……………… .
(d) A special type of bacteria named …rhizobium…………… helps to fix the atmospheric nitrogen.
(e) A …combine…………… is used for both harvesting and threshing.
3. Draw a flowchart of the steps involved in the process of agriculture:
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4. Write the names of two commonly used fertilizers.
A fertilizer is a chemical substance that contains necessary nutrients such as nitrogen, potassium, and
phosphorous to make the soil fertile. Popular examples of fertilizers are urea, potash, and ammonium
sulphate.……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Explain briefly the two modern methods of irrigation which help us to use water economically.
Drip System
Water flows through narrow pipelines buried in the ground and drips through small holes (emitters) near plant
roots. The plant is nourished by the water absorbed by the roots. With this strategy, there is no water waste
because less water is lost to evaporation, runoff, and wind.
Sprinkler System
In this method revolving nozzles attached to pipelines, water droplets are sprayed or sprinkled across the
landscape like raindrops. The pipelines are joined perpendicular to a field-installed main pipeline. Sprinkler
irrigation allows you to irrigate areas that are too irregular to be irrigated with conventional methods.
6. What is transplantation? What are its advantages?
Transplantation:
1. Transplantation is the technique in which a plant is moved from one location to other.
2. It involves growing of seedlings or seeds in a piece of well managed and protected land called nursery.
3. After development of a few weeks the plants are transplanted into main field for further growth and
development.
4. The examples of plants which are transplanted are paddy, chilly etc.
7. Why should grains be dried in sun before storage?
Before storing the grains, they are properly dried under the sun to reduce the moisture in them.
Propagation of microorganisms is promoted by the presence of moisture. If freshly harvested grains
are stored without drying, they may get spoilt or attacked by organisms, losing their germination
capacity.
8. What are weeds? Give two examples?
Weeds are the unwanted plants that grow along with cultivated plants and grow in the cultivated field and
compete with crops for food, water and other nutrients. Crops need proper nutrition, water and other natural
sources to grow properly. The growth of weeds competes with the crop plants for all the essential requirements
including land. They do not let crops take essential nutrition which inhibit the growth of the crop resulting in
damaging it. Example: Barley or mustard plants act as weeds in wheat fields and compete for nutrition/
Amaranthus and Chenopodium, Xanthium, parthenium,
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9. How are good animal husbandry practices beneficial to the farmer?
Animal husbandry is:
1. Livestock raising and selective breeding are examples of animal husbandry.
2. It is the management and care of animals in which the genetic qualities and behaviour of animals are
further developed for profit.
Animal husbandry helps a farmer in: (a) assistance for example ploughing, (b) increased output of
products like meat, eggs, and milk.
10. Some seeds are given to you to grow. What factors will you keep in mind before sowing?
The factors which needed before sowing are- soil, temperature, water etc. Further:
1:The ploughed or tilled soil..
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[Link] the water holding capacity of the soil..
[Link] crops only grown in a particular soil eg cotton
11. Do you think retaining stubs in the fields help the soil? If so,how?
Stubs are the stems and roots of a harvested crop.
Provide roughness in surface of the field. Thus helps prevent wind erosion.
Stubble protects soil aggregates from destruction by raindrop impact, thereby keeping the soil surface
more porous and absorptive.
Stubble adds organic matter to the soil and increases microbial activity.
12. Identify the diagrams given below:
(a) …..Combine…....
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Advantage: A combine is a
modern equipment that consists
of two machines –
a harvester and a thresher.
Harvester harvests the
crop and thresher separates the
grains from the straws and stores
them into a container moving
parallelly with the combine.
Advantages of combine are:
It saves time and labour.
It can perform harvesting on a large scale.
It can simultaneously separate the grains from the straws.
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(b) ……Plough…..
Advantage:
Loosening of soil can improve air circulation.
The roots can penetrate deeper into the soil, thus holding the plant
firmly.
Ploughing enhances the water retention capacity of the soil.
Ploughing uproots the weeds growing in the field and aids in the
growth of useful microbes.
13. Why should we rotate the type of crops we grow on a piece of land, year after year? What is the goal
of Sustainable Agriculture? (SD Goal 2)
Each crop grown on a piece of land gives and absorbs different nutrients to and from the soil respectively.
The goal of sustainable agriculture is to meet society’s food and textile needs in the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
14. Why should we wash fruits and vegetables well, before consumption? What is bio magnification
explain with a diagram?
Pesticides are sprayed on fruits, vegetables and
spices to prevent the attack of insects and pests. If the fruits
or vegetables are consumed without washing, pesticides
can enter the body, causing serious health problems.
Hence, it is strongly advised to wash the fruits and
vegetables before consumption.
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